2013 Eurobike – Day 1
The Demo Day of the 2013 Eurobike trade show is now in the books and we spent time in the quaint Ratzenried, Allgäu area today to see what is new and what was going on.
A decently nice but overcast day greeted exhibitors and visitors alike, but as the day wore on the anticipated rain finally came. That though was late enough to allow lots of folks to try out, see and touch new bikes and other products, plus sample the local cuisine.
Quite a few road bikes and some tri bikes were there, but the Demo Day is dominated by mountain bikes. Plus e-bikes are very popular in a part of the world where the bike is seen as a transport option and not just sporting equipment.
All images © Herbert Krabel / slowtwitch.com
The area around Ratzenried is quite beautiful and a stark contrast to the Bootleg Canyon offering at Interbike.
The K5 is the new triathlon shoe from Fizik and it looks quite nice. The women's offering is blue where this one is red.
Former Pro Kai Hundertmarck hard at work in the Cervelo booth.
The aero version of the Look 695 was quite popular as a test bike at Eurobike Demo Day.
Up close with the integrated brakes of the Look 695.
The cap on the side of the Look AeroStem allows access where you can adjust the stem from -17 to +17.
Not everyone was interested in riding, at least not all the time.
That BMC AlpenChallenge AC01 is a very cool bike. Part of their mountain road series.
This Ritchey P-29er would not be sent away from this editor's doorstep if it came knocking.
John Degenkolb of team Argos-Shimano is very popular in Germany and he hung out at Demo Day today.
Haero Carbon is a small German brand and this shorty bars look very good.
Steven Fairchild of Fuji with the Norcom Straight. He does look proud indeed.
Pizza for guests in the Vittoria booth. What is not to like here?
Continental showed the new Grand Prix 4000s II tires at Demo Day.
This GoCycle G2 was the favorite e-bike of this editor. It folds nicely and is quite beautiful.
The integrated dash display shows battery charge on the left, gear selection in the middle and speed on the right.
Of course there also was entertainment.
Bikes were everywhere in Ratzenried.
In fact no matter where you looked cyclists had taken over the town.
The crew at the Melon helmets booth looked like they had fun.
